In the season finale of Kevin’s Bacon, we asked one of the country’s most innovative chefs, Phillip Foss of Chicago’s EL Ideas, to take bacon and eggs and turn the dish on its head. Did he ever. Find out how in the video above.

We challenged bartender Laura Kelton of Sportsman’s Club in Chicago to conjure a method to drink bacon—preferably with the benefits of alcohol. Kelton came up with a way to take the flavors of bacon and pancakes and infuse it in an Old Fashioned. First, you’ll need to learn to make bacon syrup. Behold: the most…

We are completely obsessed with this recipe, not only for its pleasure-center-poking deliciousness, but for its versatility. Among the things we’ve slathered bacon coffee jam on: roast beef sandwiches, grilled cheese, any burger really, mixed with sour cream for chip dip, potato salads, mac and cheese, baked beans,…

Roughly 95 percent of you will cook bacon at home the three ways below (we’re missing charcoal grill, blow torch, George Foreman grill, and deep fryer). As outlined in episode one of Kevin’s Bacon, there’s advantages and disadvantages to each.